Digital Photography Basics

Are you time-poor yet want to learn how to take great photos? In this two-day intensive photography workshop, you’ll let go of relying on the camera’s automatic settings and be taught the fundamentals of manual exposure, empowering your creative shooting capabilities.

Glenn Lockitch shows you how to put technical knowledge into practice, with opportunities to experience a professional photographic lighting studio, and work outdoors at the beautiful National Art School campus. You will learn how to ‘see’, composition techniques, and the importance of controlling exposure to create effective and beautiful images.

* NAS Short Courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over. The NAS Art Club is open to students from ages 15 years and over. 

* Short courses may be held in upstairs studios. If access to stairs is not suitable, please contact us at short.courses@nas.edu.au 

* What to bring? Please refer to the list of required materials in the Art Materials field below. 

Glenn Lockitch is an award-winning independent human rights and environmental photojournalist and has been photographing in Australia and overseas for 30 years. His work has been published and exhibited widely and includes photographing for Sea Shepherd, travelling to Antarctica on numerous occasions. Glenn teaches photojournalism and photography for the National Art school, Sydney Photographic Workshops and previously for the Australian Centre for Photography for ten years. He holds a Masters of Visual Arts (Photojournalism).

Students must supply their own art materials, please refer to the list below.

• Bring your choice of camera equipment, however it must be a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or a Mirrorless digital camera body. The camera must have Shutter priority (Tv/S), Aperture priority (Av/A) and Manual (M) exposure control modes
• One or more camera lenses
• A cleared memory card and fully charged battery
• Notebook and pen

Covered footwear is essential in all studio spaces on campus.